Bike Shop
Industry Buzz: National Forests close, racism on the trail, bike assembly fees, OIA needs your input, the shift toward lower-priced gear
Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web A tragic loss: Janette Heung, former deputy director at the Colorado OREC office, died in a climbing accident in Wyoming this weekend. Our hearts go out to her family, friends, and colleagues. Fires ravage California: The ...read more
Industry Buzz: Remeasuring Everest, Boston Marathon cancelled, Great American Outdoors Act, bike sales
Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web Updating Everest’s height: A team of researchers has summited the mountain to remeasure the peak’s height. A longstanding number could soon change. [Outside Online] The Boston Marathon is canceled: For first time in ...read more
A new summer trade event is born: The Big Gear Show
Come summer 2020, the outdoor industry will have yet another trade show to choose from. The Big Gear Show, a concept by longtime retailers Sutton Bacon and Darren Bush, the team behind Paddlesports Retailer, is slated for July 22 to 25, 2020, in Salt Lake City. The hardgoods-only ...read more
Industry Buzz: Ibex, Forsake, Utah's Mighty Five, Nuun, bike retailer's death, and more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected] Ibex returns: After going out of business in early 2018, the company known for its high-end merino apparel is relaunching later this month under new leadership. ...read more
Outdoor City USA is the multi-sport show you've never heard of
When Beverly Lucas and her family returned from the Sea Otter Classic bike show in California this April, she sat her four teenagers down for a mini focus group. "Besides biking, what else do we like to do as a family?" she asked them. At the time, she was in the middle of ...read more
Vista Outdoor cuts jobs in bike division
Vista Outdoor recently laid off 14 people at its Scotts Valley, California, facility, the headquarters for Bell, Giro, and Blackburn. The cuts—about 10 percent of the workforce at the facility—come even as the company reinvests in its bike division. Layoffs touched people in all ...read more
Recall: SRAM suspension forks on certain mountain bikes
A component on certain mountain bikes was recalled on Tuesday due to crash and injury hazards, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The SRAM RockShox Lyrik and RockShox Yari front suspension forks—the part that holds the front wheel—can "break and cause the ...read more
Introducing New to US, Vintage-Inspired Electric Cruiser Bikes from Wildsyde
Avon, Colo. May 15 2019 — Wildsyde’s new vintage-inspired electric cruiser bikes are the perfect lifestyle bike, ideal for pedaling to work, the bar, the game, the beach, or your friend’s place. Featuring retro styling with the look of an old motorcycle and built with ...read more
North American Handmade Bicycle Sees Stellar Turnout in Sacramento; 2020 Show to be Held in Dallas, Texas
The North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS), the largest event in the world for the handmade bicycle market, is proud to report a successful show at the Sacramento Convention Center, with a record number of exhibitors and huge, highly enthusiastic crowds. This year marked ...read more
Outdoor Retailer adds bikes to November show
Cycling brands and suppliers will join outdoor exhibitors and retailers at the November Outdoor Retailer show, following the cancellation of Interbike 2019. "We're excited to bring outdoor and bike together at Outdoor Retailer as we launch the winter season," Vice President and ...read more
Industry Buzz: UBB cleanups, California OREC, Chris Goddard, Performance Bicycles, and more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected]. Outdoor Industry Association named a new senior director of sustainable business innovation. Amy Horton is currently an independent strategist who has led ...read more
Bikes at Outdoor Retailer?
After cancelling this year's Interbike, Emerald Expositions has come up with two ideas in its place. Both include combining with the Outdoor Retailer trade shows in Denver. Bicycle Retailer and Industry News reported that one option would be to include a bike element at Outdoor ...read more
Back to life: Onion River Outdoors gets a second chance
At the end of last year, the community of Montpelier, Vermont, was crushed when Onion River Sports turned off the lights after 44 years in business. But behind the walls, something was cooking. Former manager Kip Roberts and his wife, Jen, were in talks about owning a bike shop ...read more
#CoolShop | Sunflower Outdoor and Bike in Lawrence, Kansas
On a corner of downtown Lawrence, Kansas, there’s a 45-year-old shop with enough camping, paddling, and biking gear that you forget you’re in a pancake-flat state. Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop cultivates an outdoorsy culture least expected in the Midwest college town, ...read more